shelter
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Authorities said they would order residents to take shelter starting at 5:00 p.m.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
The wych elm is the last remaining tree of a row that was planted along the original promenade in the 19th century, to shelter it from the sea breeze.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Unlike jet fighters, they are too big to be easily stored in a hangar or hardened shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The missions will search for underground caves that could shelter astronauts, investigate hidden deposits of lunar ice, and monitor environmental hazards that could threaten future explorers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
I began constructing a shelter below my home tree like the one I’d shared with Togbe at the creek.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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For more than four decades, the 1736 Family Crisis Center has offered care for victims of domestic violence, running shelters and crisis hotlines in L.A. and Orange counties on what today is a $15-million budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
He complained that some rocket shelters had been turned into prayer rooms, reducing their availability during emergencies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The second investigation will explore one of the Moon's most intriguing possibilities: enormous underground passages that could serve as natural shelters for astronauts.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Along with international donors, the company is preparing winter evacuation packs, mobile shelters and bus services in areas where evacuations become too frequent.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
She starts doing the math: At this point, there are about two hundred evacuation shelters.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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The home’s porte cochère once sheltered her Volkswagen after trips to the market.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
According to the Texas Tribune, Garces Perez asked if he could park somewhere sheltered from traffic.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Many people sheltered in a nearby gymnasium for safety.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
A one-star hotel sheltered an entire bike race.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
They were sheltered from the wind and they wrapped themselves in their blankets and took turns watching but after a while the boy was asleep.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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Foreign students at several international schools were shaken after spending part of the afternoon sheltering in place in windowless rooms, said a mother who spoke to parents at several of the schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
It also found that moving and sheltering the most vulnerable — children in foster care, incarcerated youth and adults, people with disabilities — “lacked a countywide coordination model.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Yugo said hundreds of homes in Nitung Village were severely damaged by the earthquake, and that residents had been sheltering in makeshift shelters.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It also provided the Yemeni militants with intelligence, target lists including Saudi ports and energy facilities, and advice on sheltering from Saudi retaliation, the officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“The accountant who wants to stay in business in America will be the one who focuses on designing creative, complex strategies, like tax avoidance or tax sheltering, managing customer relationships,” he said.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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